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23-09-2003, 05:53 AM

I came across this and it sooo cool

http://www.geexbox.org/en/index.html

It's a standalone DivX player - it's actually a 4mb version of Linux that you copy to a Blank CD and you put it in your drive and boot from it and then you can insert a CD and play DivX, VCD or DVD Movies.

You can even make Bootable DivX movies by puttin gth movie on the same CD if there's room.

No need to even have a Hard Drive or Floppy Drive!!

23-09-2003, 06:15 AM

Another similar program

http://movix.sourceforge.net/

RonHaze

23-09-2003, 12:00 PM

sounds good. get the machine to boot from a flash device and u dont have to swap disks so u can make a nice cheap pro looking set top box.

also ave a look at this

dvd player (http://web6.scan.co.uk/Products/Info.asp?WPID=79934)

23-09-2003, 02:12 PM

Originally posted by RonHaze
sounds good. get the machine to boot from a flash device and u dont have to swap disks so u can make a nice cheap pro looking set top box.

also ave a look at this

dvd player (http://web6.scan.co.uk/Products/Info.asp?WPID=79934)

Yeah I posted that one before .. but ther's a newer version available that plays even more formats.

I'm now accessing this website using a 50mb bottable Linux CD called DamnSmall Linux .. and it just worked perfectly without needing to set up anything .. just when straight into the internet!!

Pretty impressed!!

25-09-2003, 10:49 AM

I justf ound there's an ISO Generator for GeexBox, you just put the AVI file in the ISo directoty and run make ISo and it makes you a complete CD with the movie and player all in one and when you boot from this it runs the movie for you - perfect for thos who are a bit thick when it comes to PC's.